Ladylike II: Topas Signature Evo 07 with Ladylike II Subwoofer as in Hobby HiFi 2/07

After VOX 253 Ladylike and Topas Plus had been introduced some customers asked for a more compact subwoofer module. Bernd Timmermanns used this opportunity to further develop the Topas Plus. The new version is called Topas Signature Evo 07 and was combined with a Ladylike II subwoofer.

The Topas Signature Evo 07 is a sealed cabinet floorstanding speaker equipped with a Visaton MHT 12 magnetostat and two Visaton TI 100 titanium cone bass drivers.

The small subwoofer is equipped with a Visaton TIW 200 XS bass driver and Hypex module DS 4.0.

Excerpt of the Ladylike II review in Hobby HiFi 2/2007

"In our listening room the slim sat / sub team showed of an acoustic perfection we seldom experienced. Thanks to a switching unit we could listen to the old and new crossover in comparison. And this comparison was a revelation. The new crossover resulted in a sound reproduction that was completely detached from the loudspeakers. The Vox crossover was already quite good, but the Topas one was simply outstanding. It became apparent how advantageous the use of the three pull circuits is to linearise the frequency response. The sound was amazingly open and totally detached from the speakers. Quite clearly, the effort in developing a new crossover paid off. And by the way, the subwoofer fits in perfectly with the airy and wide staged sound, supporting the performance with abysmal and bone-dry bass. There is even a substantial amount of dynamics coming from this handsome subwoofer module. Not only considering size, this system shows a considerable power handling, leaving almost nothing to be desired."

Topas Signature Evo 07 - the satellite speakers for Ladylike II

Technical data for Topas Evo 07
- rated SPL: 88 dB (2.83V,1m)
- frequency range (-6dB): 125 - 40k Hz
- crossover frequencies: 125, 3000 Hz
- rated impedance: 4 Ohm
- size (HxWxD): 109.4 x 17 x 23 cm
- speaker type: sealed cabinet

TheTopas Signature Evo 07 kit contains per speaker:
- 1 x MHT 12 tweeter
- 2 x TI 100, 8 Ohm midrange bass drivers
- 1 x terminal with gold plated brass binding posts
- 1/2 bag damping material
- self-adhesive sealing tape
- crossover components
- 16 Pan screws 4x20 mm, black
- 4 m cable 2x 2.5 mm2
- description and building instruction

The crossover components (to be mounted on wood) are available in two versions:

Our standard crossover
- 1.0 mH air core coil, 1 mm
- 0.15 mH air core coil, 1 mm
- 3.3 mH air core coil, 0.7 mm
- 0.39 mH air core coil, 0,7 mm
- 0.18 mH air core coil, 0.7 mm
- 0.56 mH air core coil, 0.7 mm
- 0.22 mH air core coil, 0.7 mm
- 0.15 mH air core coil, 0.7 mm
- 220 μF ELCO consisting of
68+68+82uF in parallel
- 10 μF MKP capacitor
- 2x 1.5 μF MKP capacitor
- 4.7 μF MKP capacitor
- 0.47 μF MKP capacitor
- 33 μF ELCO non-etched
- 1.5 Ohm (=3.2-1.75) MOX10 resistor
- 1.0 Ohm MOX10 resistor (brown-black-gold)
- 1.5 Ohm MOX10 resistor (brown-green-gold)
- 6.8 Ohm MOX10 resistor (blue-grey-gold)
- 10 Ohm MOX10 resistor (brown-black-black)
- 4.7 Ohm 20 Watt resistor

Our high-end crossover
- 1.0 mH cfc14 Mundorf foil coil
- 0.15 cfc14 Mundorf foil coil
- 3.3 mH baked varnish air core coil, 0.7 mm
- 0.39 mH baked varnish air core coil, 0.7 mm
- 0.18 mH cfc16-Mundorf foil coil
- 0.56 mH baked varnish air core coil, 0.7 mm
- 0.22 mH baked varnish air core coil, 0.7 mm
- 0.15 mH baked varnish air core coil, 0.7 mm
- 210 μF ELCO consisting of 68+68+68 μF and
Mundorf 10 μF Supreme CAP (all in parallel)
- 10 μF Mundorf Supreme
- 2x 1.5 μF Mundorf MKP capacitor
- 4.7 μF MKP Supreme silver/oil
- 0.47 μF Mundorf MKP capacitor
- 33 μF ELCO non-etched (no use to better that)
- 1.5 Ohm (=3.2-1.75) MOX10 resistor
- 1.0 Ohm MOX10 resistor (brown-black-gold)
- 1.5 Ohm MOX10 resistor (brown-green-gold)
- 6.8 Ohm MOX10 resistor (blue-grey-gold)
- 10 Ohm MOX10 resistor (brown-black-black)
- 4.7 Ohm 20 Watt resistor

Topas Signature Evo 07 with standard crossover,
Price per speaker (without cabinet) EUR 856,00 excl. VAT: € 719.33 / $ 791.26

Topas Signature Evo 07 with high-end crossover,
Price per speaker (without cabinet) EUR 1120,00 excl. VAT: € 941.18 / $ 1035.29

Topas Signature Evo 07 for MHT12/RS with high-end crossover, according to Hobby HiFi
with C4=3.3 μF instead of 4.7 μF and without L5,L6,L7,L8,C5,C6,R4 and R5, since omitted
The MHT 12/RS is not available, since Jean Audio sells the MHT12/RS directly, not via dealers.
Price per speaker (without cabinet and without MHT12/RS) EUR 817,00 excl. VAT: € 686.55 / $ 755.21

Subwoofer Ladylike II

Technical data of subwoofer Ladylike II
- rated SPL: 84 dB (2.83V,1m)
- frequency range (-3dB): from 20 Hz
- crossover frequency: adjustable
- rated impedance: 8 Ohm
- size (HxWxD): 49 x 30 x 49 cm
- speaker type: bass reflex

The Ladylike Sub II kit contains:
- 1 x Visaton TIW 200 XS bass driver
- 1 x amplifier module Monacor SAM-300D
- 1 m cable 2x 2.5 mm2
- 8 Allen screws 4x25 mm, black
- 2 HP 70 bass reflex tubes
- one mat damping material 10
- self-adhesive sealing tape

Ladylike Sub,
Price per speaker (without cabinet) EUR 438,00 excl. VAT: € 368.07 / $ 404.87

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